SilverDragon3000

Hi Dukat.... Yes, I am aware, and I have an updated SC4/Rush Hour. I wish I was handy enought to add internal lighting, lol. It's not bad, just looking to see if one has more light is all. Thank you for the reply, tho...

Hi all, Back again. I have FINALLY got the hang of the LR system..yay! I have a request, tho. Are there any moders who would be willing to make a GLR Station that light up? I mean, my city hasover 80,000, and don't you think the sims would be safer and feel safer with a station that is well lit? lol! Here is a sample I have of 2 stations. These are in a suburb, but I would like one that can go in the city as well. Thank you! Moving this thread to STEX Forum. - Mikeaut1

Originally posted by: north country dude Originally posted by: SilverDragon3000 Heh...I hear y athere. I am never happy with a city. Oh well. Can you recommend any tools? I would like to try to make my own buildings, maybe add some stuff to the exsisting transportaion...etc.quote> I hear your pain, man. I've played with this stuff for a long time and there is nothing more frustrating than a CTD after building a bunch of stuff in your city,....save often,...d'oh! As for creating custom content,...new buildings? or new Lots? Two applications come to mind: the BAT(Building Architect Tool) and the Lot Editor,...both can be found here. Some people may have better locations, but I don't know any place else at the moment. Hi again. Well, I downloaded those programs. I have not done CAD or anything like that for almost 20 years, so I got lost! Sheesh. Ok. What I meant was....something to modify the EXISISTING buildings and stations...for now. Play with the textures and colors, etc., to add some pizzaz to my cites. I see a few monorail stations...and would like to Know how others do it. Can you load the SC4 buildings into Bat? And if so...how? Cananyone help with that, or is there yet another program to do that? I can work on making my own, once I get some practice. Thanks again, all!

Originally posted by: CaptCity Originally posted by: SilverDragon3000 ...guess I am too old to learn TOO many new things at once!quote> I probably shouldn't admit this, but every time a new NAM comes out, I spend at least a day for each network just 'playing' with the new pieces in test cities before I even attempt to use them in a regular city. So don't give up... If you still have trouble, you might try posting some screen shots so we could get a better idea of what you are attempting to do when crashes occur. Just a thought...quote> Heh...I hear y athere. I am never happy with a city. Oh well. Can you recommend any tools? I would like to try to make my own buildings, maybe add some stuff to the exsisting transportaion...etc.

Originally posted by: CaptCity Originally posted by: SilverDragon3000 ... Are you sure there is no other stand alone mod (That does NOT require NAM) for a light rail/tram? With tracks and stations? That doesnt' crash? Sigh. Any modders out there? Up to a challange?...quote> Well, this is probably an over-simplified explanation, but... Since all the various forms of network traffic are intermingled, calculated, and used in the game simulation to determine transportation routes and times, changing just one would, therefore, 'mess up' the others. So, effectively, only one transportation mod can be used, and the NAM is that one. In effect then, all transportation mods need to go 'through' the NAM, which is why there aren't 'independent' ones made. Hope that makes sense...quote> Yup. That makes sense. Sigh again. I have tried several times now, and I can't seem to get how ot do it without it freezing on me. Oh well. I will try it again once I am better at building cities and networks., lol. Thank you all for your help...guess I am too old to learn TOO many new things at once!

Hi all, Thank you again! I read that, and NOW I know how ot do it. Sigh. It is frustrating tho. Are you sure there is no other stand alone mod (That does NOT require NAM) for a light rail/tram? With tracks and stations? That doesnt' crash? Sigh. Any modders out there? Up to a challange? TTFN

Once again, Hi. Well, I tried a couple of other things. Used the LR track instead of the Tram. After about 10 mins, it STILL goes down! Arrrr!!! Sigh, I guess my puter don't like it. I try not to hover pieces over other TE tiles...sigh. I'll just use what I have...lol, until I see a mod that will not crash.

Originally posted by: CaptCity Originally posted by: SilverDragon3000 Originally posted by: CaptCity SilverDragon3000 Have you tried playing a city without the NAM installed? Also, have you used the draggable light rail rather than the pieces, and does it seem to be just the ligth rail pieces or do the other features also cause crashes?quote> CaptCity, Yes, the game is fine with or without the other mods. It seemed to be the light rail-on road pieces. Like I said, I am new to this. I did not see a draggable light rail, except the other which you have to connect to the elevated train. Or do you? I just wanted the independent tram on road, not the other. Is there a way I can get around this. I will try again tomorrow..it's late here, lol.quote> It sounds as if you are trying to install the NAM files manualy rather than using the installer that comes in the download. (Does it not work on Vista?) Is that correct? From your comments, are you trying to load files necessary for certain componenets of NAM and not others? Are you able to use the installer that comes with it? It will let you choose the options you want, and you won't need to worry about getting the right ones manually. From your descriptions, it sounds like you might not be getting the necessary files loaded. Just a thought...quote> Morning. Well, I did look at the installer, finally figured out to choose what I want. I will have to try again, but i think its the TRAM on Road PP that error out. There is another thread on here, where the person has the same problem. I guess I need to experiment more. Can someone explain to me how to add the LR works? Do you have to connect to the L train? I know there are like 4 different pieces. 2 are an extentions to the L train. The other is a seperate tram/LR. THOSE are the pieces that freeze, then crash the game. I have yet to see if the others do it. There is another mod, RTMT Stations. Says it works by itself...lol, sure, you can place stations, but there is not track! Now, if the authur could ad track to that, and it worked on it's own then, that would be cool. Sigh, I shall return.

Originally posted by: CaptCity SilverDragon3000 Have you tried playing a city without the NAM installed? Also, have you used the draggable light rail rather than the pieces, and does it seem to be just the ligth rail pieces or do the other features also cause crashes?quote> CaptCity, Yes, the game is fine with or without the other mods. It seemed to be the light rail-on road pieces. Like I said, I am new to this. I did not see a draggable light rail, except the other which you have to connect to the elevated train. Or do you? I just wanted the independent tram on road, not the other. Is there a way I can get around this. I will try again tomorrow..it's late here, lol. Now, if someone wants to help by phone, send me a private note...maybe I can figure it out with a tech on the phone...hehe. Thanks

Well folks, Thanks for al the help. I tried it again. Sigh. It lasted about 10 mins this time. The game froze, then crashed. I was laying lr tiles. They are a pain. New part of a city, and 'dozed the roads first..the tried to put in lr stations. Then, after a few tiles, that's when things went booboo. Oh well. I will look for other things. If any modders out there can help, or design a LR stand alone mod, that won't crash, that would be great! Or, just change the rail system to a LR with stations... Sigh...thanks again all.

Originally posted by: The Arrowz Is there anything you're doing in particular that's causing it to crash? I once had a problem where if the elevation changed at all, anywhere on the map, it would crash; with and without plugins. And to this day I have no idea why It happened with every single city in my region; whether it was me laying down a road, or a new building developing, or making a hill, etc... The only solution that worked was to make a new region...quote> No, not that I know of. I started a new city, and was putting in a new light rail track. After a few mins, the game just ***** down. No errors, nothing. Sigh. Like I said, has anyone just made a light rail/tram mod?

Originally posted by: sithlrd98 OK , now this may work even though you are running a single core AM2 processor...This is mainly used for dual/quad core cpu's, but it can't hurt to try. Once installed , you don't have to do anything. Let us know if it works! Jaysonquote> Thank you. I will try it. May I ask what it's supposed to do? lol. Will it help the games, or the whole 'puter? And yes, I will.

Sure.... Compac SR2264Wm Windows Vista Home Premium AMD Athlon 64 Proc. 3800+ 2.40 GHz 2.00 GB 32 bit OS Built in NVIDIA Graphics. Like I said, I tried everything, and there is only one of each of the files I am supposed to install, no multiple choice, lol. Does that help?

Hi again, I tried it again. Took out all other mods. Ran it again. New city. no hovering. Crash. I look at the files in the NAM mod. According to the directions, it says only to install one auto mod and one transprtation mod. In the files, there is ONLY one of each. So...did I get a bad copy, or does it not like Vista? All other modes work just fine. Is the perhaps a light rail - stand alone mod? That is all I want for now. Thanks again.

Sakar, I do not have it on auto. Also, where do I get this cleanitol file...?